Halloween (1978) or The Shining (1980)

[CZAR]

We are having this heated debate between these two films which by many are great classics and two of the greatest horror films ever made! Which one is superior or which one do u prefer? Got Em!!

[Foggy]

What "Halooween"

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I haven't seen The Shining (heard great stuff on it though), I started watching Halloween today, it's excellently made and crafted, but it has dated heavily.

I'll check out The Shining as soon as possible, who knows, it might be the last horror movie I watch in my Media Production

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Foggy

What "Halooween"

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I haven't seen The Shining (heard great stuf on it though), I started watching Halloween today, it's excellently made and crafted, but it has dated heavily.

I'll check out The Shining as soon as possible, who knows, it might be the last horror movie I watch in my Media Production

i totally agree man... i find it really strange how others dont see it that way... to each his own

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Foggy

What "Halooween"

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I haven't seen The Shining (heard great stuf on it though), I started watching Halloween today, it's excellently made and crafted, but it has dated heavily.

I'll check out The Shining as soon as possible, who knows, it might be the last horror movie I watch in my Media Production

U like those editing skills huh???? Naw Greenscar was quick on the draw! Great mod he is! Also u take it back!!!!!!!! Halloween has not dated heavily! Got Em!!

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by foggy

what "halooween"

i haven't seen the shining (heard great stuf on it though), i started watching halloween today, it's excellently made and crafted, but it has dated heavily.

I'll check out the shining as soon as possible, who knows, it might be the last horror movie i watch in my media production

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SmackBottom.gif Now, go watch it.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by CZAR

U like those editing skills huh???? Naw Greenscar was quick on the draw! Great mod he is! Also u take it back!!!!!!!! Halloween has not dated heavily! Got Em!!

Oh don't get me wrong, I have great respect for it, but seeing it for the first time today, it's unpredictablity of it has gone way down the drain (people having sex and drinking are the first ones to get killed, etc) it's great at creating tension, but some of the music (not faulting the theme) sounds so 70's. I'm not saying it's crap, I think it's great, but great for it's time. Halloween ushered in a whole new sub genre that people wouldn't believe didn't exsist intill the 80's, but that also lead to Halloween's down fall.

[Cody Jarrett]

The Shining dated? I guess none have you have watched Halloween in awhile have you? That was a B flick in 1978 I can't imagine why it has a cult following nowadays. I saw that film at a drive in with my dad in the fall of 78 (I was 13) and laughed my arse off at how bad the acting was then......I tried to watch it again last year and it was even worse than I remembered. Hell it was worse than Nightmare on Elm Street and that was some pretty bad acting (see John Saxon).

The Shining a much better story, better score and much better acting. Next thing your going to say that Halloween was better than the Exorcist!!!

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Cody Jarrett

The Shining dated? I guess none have you have watched Halloween in awhile have you?

Read again, we said Halloween is dated

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

i totally agree man... i find it really strange how others dont see it that way... to each his own

Foggy is 17 years old, of course it will be dated through his eyes ( no offense buddy)... im sure anyone whos 20 and under will be so-so on this

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

Foggy is 17 years old, of course it will be dated through his eyes ( no offense buddy)... im sure anyone whos 20 and under will be so-so on this

No offense taken, I completly agree, I can see it being way scarier back in 1979, like I said I have complete respect for it and I do enjoy it.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

Foggy is 17 years old, of course it will be dated through his eyes ( no offense buddy)... im sure anyone whos 20 and under will be so-so on this

thats certainly true... but isnt that the definition of a movie being dated or not? if a movie ages well, it wouldnt be looked at as "aging badly" by newer generations.... kind of a stupid statement i guess lol

but The Shining imo has aged much better than Halloween

[serpheus]

Voted for Halloween. Both are dated of course but Halloween has the better villain, music and all round scaryness.

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

thats certainly true... but isnt that the definition of a movie being dated or not? if a movie ages well, it wouldnt be looked at as "aging badly" by newer generations.... kind of a stupid statement i guess lol

but The Shining imo has aged much better than Halloween

i never liked the Shining to begin with it just never drew my attention and i found myself even bored at times.... people will agrue that movies from the 80s and 90s are dated,, i look at it as if the movie is enjoyable i dont care what year it was made.. so of my favorite older movies- Halloween, The Thing, Godfather 1 & 2 even Jaws was made in 75 and that movie still is an extremely powerful horror movie and up there with Halloween.. just some examples

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Foggy

No offense taken, I completly agree, I can see it being way scarier back in 1979, like I said I have complete respect for it and I do enjoy it.

i wasn't even born in 79.. i was born in 84.. i was actually more scared of E.T. when i was a child.. then anything.. i probably didnt see halloween until i was 11 or 12 and it was very scary.. and Night of the Living Dead (at the time, now its laughable, cant say the same for Halloween- it was creeps me out)

[BladeRunner2007]

Halloween

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Oh don't get me wrong, I have great respect for it, but seeing it for the first time today, it's unpredictablity of it has gone way down the drain (people having sex and drinking are the first ones to get killed, etc) it's great at creating tension, but some of the music (not faulting the theme) sounds so 70's. I'm not saying it's crap, I think it's great, but great for it's time. Halloween ushered in a whole new sub genre that people wouldn't believe didn't exsist intill the 80's, but that also lead to Halloween's down fall.

Man 70's -80's is what horror means and when it was at its peak though. The atmosphere in these films was tremendous. I did forget how old u were to. man I remember the days of being 17 haha. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by Cody Jarrett

The Shining dated? I guess none have you have watched Halloween in awhile have you? That was a B flick in 1978 I can't imagine why it has a cult following nowadays. I saw that film at a drive in with my dad in the fall of 78 (I was 13) and laughed my arse off at how bad the acting was then......I tried to watch it again last year and it was even worse than I remembered. Hell it was worse than Nightmare on Elm Street and that was some pretty bad acting (see John Saxon).

The Shining a much better story, better score and much better acting. Next thing your going to say that Halloween was better than the Exorcist!!!

My man Elvis whats crackin??? Haha. Since u got banned I guess I can say your name now. U have to remember if u are gonna change your name u have to act different also or they will find u! Haha. Holla back if u make it back. U kept the forum spicy! Got Em!!

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

i never liked the Shining to begin with it just never drew my attention and i found myself even bored at times.... people will agrue that movies from the 80s and 90s are dated,, i look at it as if the movie is enjoyable i dont care what year it was made.. so of my favorite older movies- Halloween, The Thing, Godfather 1 & 2 even Jaws was made in 75 and that movie still is an extremely powerful horror movie and up there with Halloween.. just some examples

yea i agree....if its a good movie, its a good movie.... regardless of when it was made... i just never thoguht Halloween was anything special, even as a little kid it didnt scare me or anything...

The Shining has sentimental value for myself too and just played a bigger role in my life than Halloween did

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

yea i agree....if its a good movie, its a good movie.... regardless of when it was made... i just never thoguht Halloween was anything special, even as a little kid it didnt scare me or anything...

The Shining has sentimental value for myself too and just played a bigger role in my life than Halloween did

i hear ya Lacit170 your a Yankee fan so its hard enough to talk to you being a sox fan, but i deal with it but it looks like Halloween is running away with this victory

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

i here ya Lacit170 your a Yankee fan so its hard enough to talk to you being a sox fan, but i deal with it but it looks like Halloween is running away with this victory

haha, i wont even bother making a Sox joke...but give the poll time, i never said The Shining would win, just that it would be closer than you think....

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Man 70's -80's is what horror means and when it was at its peak though. The atmosphere in these films was tremendous. I did forget how old u were to. man I remember the days of being 17 haha. Got Em!!

Yeah me being 16 explains a lot

I agree it way better than most we get today.

My man Elvis whats crackin??? Haha. Since u got banned I guess I can say your name now. U have to remember if u are gonna change your name u have to act different also or they will find u! Haha. Holla back if u make it back. U kept the forum spicy! Got Em!!

Oh no, better hide the Star Trek